The Sun. — London, England, 1826-03-31 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. Front* :Palk dated Wadandai, March 20.) A letter from Vienna, of the 18th of March, says—" It would be difficult to describe the state of ritit:tiOlial far seine daYs past. The people who. from the first notice of the .Emperor's 1n..., crowded to the Court-yard of the Palace, nod even into the anti-chinnber of the Sovereign, to learn the contents of the, bulletins, and to. the churches, where the multitude implored, with the most ardent prayers, site preservation of the life of their beloved Monarch, gave u loose, to the most lively joy us soon as it was declared that the danger urns pnst. The crowds which went to the church of tit. Slepllol 7 Ni here 1c Deym was performed on the happy Occasion, were such, that a vast number of persons could s carcely enter, and there were at the doors 1,200 Noblemen's and Gentlemen's carriages, beiides an infinite number of ItaAney coaches. Tlrree salutes of artillery and volleys of musketry announced the happy eveOt to the inhabitants of the environs. Dr. Staudenheimer, who, at the critical moment, • was brought by the Empress into 'his Majesty's . apartment, and after having heild a consultation with the Physician in Ordinary, Baron Stifle, in sisted on taking more blood front the patient, which produced the desired relief : ho received a valuable situff-box from the Empress." General Count Guilleminot arrived yesterday .evening. This morning he was admitted to u private audience of the Dauphin and Dauphiness. This afternoon, at four o'clock, he will have a pri• vale audience of the King. Accounts . from Bucharest, of 9th March, say, that on the Tid of February nothing was said of , t,he arrival of Mr. S. Canning, at Constantinople. The'Greek Journals circulated without hindrance in that capital, while they are prohibited in Russia. (From the Mole sf Tuesday.) AlNlsavnis, M ARCH tO.--(Private (Jorrespan dence.)---" Wi have been in the greatest con. sternation here for some (bison account of the alarmiog news.of, the illness of the Emperor of )tustria. As the official bulletins give but an imperfect knowledge of the dangers %t hick have threatened the life of their Sovereign, 1 will add all the 'details that I have been able to collect, not only respecting the illness which had nearly carried off' tire Emperor,' but also to the remoter Causes which led to it ; and, lastly, to the politi. .cal causes which the death of Francis I. may one day produce. —" For several years past the constitution of this Prince has beer' visibly impaired, but it was particularly during his late stay at Presburg, that the disorder assumed a decided character. Tile physicians ;call his disorder a phthisical fever ; asserting, however, that the life of his Majesty may be prolonged many years. A care. fell regimen, to which his Majesty is accustomed, and, above till, it pure ;sod salubrious oir,, , were, however, indispensable to prolong his its well as to avoid the sudden attacks to which he was subject at certain seasons of the year. The elimate , o 'Vienna not 'being Attite suitable, beramte it is at all times mi. ,porous, and often variable, we see why there wasland still is) an idea of it visit to Italy ; .and even of fixing the imperial residence ;in that beautiful countrheither in one of the great cities of Austritr o Lombardy, or ut Florence, which _has, particular recommendations both as his Majesty's .mative city, and on account of the purity trod ..:alubrity of its atmosphere. As for the political' consequeuees to %illicit Ole death of the Emperor •‘e vu Id lead, there are various reports in circula.' - lion respectingthe person of his eventual succes. sot. Acenrding. to that which 'enjoys tlie most xredit, though we lire far from warranting its ;authenticity, the ri:hclake.Ferdinand, the Ent. per Or's eldest son, who is heir apparent to the 'Online, and 'has the tit le of Prince Imperial, has renoniree'd it' beforehand ;,tlds Prince being too fairl of a studious life, not to sacrifice to it every Lind of ambition, even that of one day wearing one of the greatest crowns in Europe. It is pretended thnt an act of resignation; ;signed by this Prince, is deposited in the archives of the several kingdoms which compose the Austrian Menarchy. It is added, that stipulations to this . effect are contained in the act signed at Tezernsee, ,on the marriage of Ow Archduke Francis Charles, the Emperor's second son, to the. Prioress Sophia of Bulimia, and that the Prince ♦till immediately succeed the Emperor 14111/61. Lititly, people go so film us to that the Prince Imperial lied already taken or -44'4; :and intends to till a high swim' in the Church, Now. of these transactions would be .made public. Hs .whatever may happen, end whoever soy , be, heir to the Crowns of Francis, ail- well-informed ,parsons, and Whose situations enable them to judge of things closely, agree that NO Change .tif the 'Monarch, if it should happen, would affect, in any , mariner, the,political system cit , the Cabinet of Vienna and 'that the able Statesman who directs its , Councils would retain his eminent post," _lrttOtticat Fatal'...Pmtka, ;Iq ARCH 28.—Five per Cents. vof• lOC.-. - .Three per Cents. tf4f, 90c.—liank Stock, 1,094 f acute* its Naples, 72f. 25c.—Itoyal Spanish Loan, 4•4 if . Itcmt, 745f.—Exchutige on London, one month, flbt,7bc. naeo wouths, 214 60c.—Toors ihithettligoe4 r UNSRAt Mr Tilt DOKE fit MONTMOItENCY, The ceremony of. the interment of the 'Duke de notreain. ,rtg MCI' took place tba_27th of Mardi. The immense crowd Which attended on the ocraition proved the deep regret which was felt for the loss of tbas deceased. rour hundred poor per. sons of both sexes, and one hundred and fifty blind people, trinn the Quintet Viugts, walked ite the procession, along with a vast number of the most illustrious persons in France, and the mem birs of The Institute. Detachment*: of-veterans, and other troops, Marc ied before and behind thehier, ;which was mutroun t led with the livery of the King. The funeral service was performed in the church of St. Thomas d'Aquina, which was found too small for the member* assembled to witness the interment. Thu lsquclt of the dumb was hung with black cloth, with the anus ui t h e A fi lcu4 4L*l emblazoned, and the motto, Dior oydt an prem ier baron Clirdien Med assist the Jim Christian baron), the ancient device of the house of Montmorency. The proces. *lon proceeded partly in carriagesand partly on foot, to Picots. whore the body, after a short tuner:a discourse, wal d r p o m t ,d by the side of hi* brother, who foil a vietini, to revolutionary fury in )794, Atitotta other literary curiosities destroyed by firr jai library at Constiiiiiiiiople, w it s 11 . 41 - i i i ii i iseript of the Iliad and ()ityssey, ekrittt~u ins kttors of gold, upon a serpent's gni, 10 , 1 feet in lvtigth. AMERICAN PAPERS. iii. NEW YORK, FE t, - (Fram the Cameos Colarnbiano of the lit qf Feb.) Eztiraiet from the Journal of the private schooner of the Repub. de or Colombia, Trinidad, (=mantled by Captain Charles H. Johnson, whib.t in the port of Tangiers, belonging to tint empire of Morocco. " The schooner • Trinidad anchored in the bay of Tangiers, on. the 9th of last. November, at Aimee O'clock in the after noon. At four she was visited by the Pert Captnin, who sa luted the Captain on behalf' of the Bey, expressing his goo d. wishes, and the pleasure he would derive from seeing him on shore. On the 10th, Captain Johnson landed, and paid a visit to the Hey, who received him with great kindness, assuring him of the pleasure it gave him' to ace the Colombian flag .in this harbour. On the following day, the Bey gave direc tions for supplying the schooner with provisions and water, in spite of the Spanish and French Consuls to prevent it. The for mer threatened to strike his flag and return to Spain, if ours were admitted to the port. The Hey Mahoinet replied with firmness and resolution, that he might withdraw, and tell the King, his master, that the ocean was large enough for the Americans. He sent directions for hoisting his flag In all the bat teries, in honour of Colombia, and that any salute fired by the schooner should be returned, stating that he owed to the vessel 'the Same hospitality as to those of other nations. The English and American Consols also hoisted their colours on the oeca• . sion, and used their utmost influence to sustain the honour and character of our flag ; as well ns the Spanish, WO!, Portuguese, and Sardinian Consuls, formally declared Colomli t to be a freeand independent nation. On the 13th, Capt. John. son repeated his visit to the Hey, who assured him of the • friendship of his Government and of the effbrts he would make to induce the Emperor his master to establish the most cordial relations with our Government. The English and American Consuls made him the like assurances ; .with the former of whom he had an amicable correspondence respecting the protec-. tion given by the Trinidad to British property on board of Spa nish vessels. In short, the Hey Mahomet, who is a man of talent, frank and liberal in his deportment, gave Capt. Johnson evidentreof of his attachment to Colombia." (From Havannah.)—By the Milo, arrived last evening from Havannah, we are informed that active operations were making thereto defend the island against the exPected attack of the South American republics. Six frigates and other vessels were to be ready to sail on the `lsth of this mouth to watch the Colombian squadron. • 'Pebruary'2l:—The bill allowing Mr. 'Jefferson to dispose of his property by lottery, has passed the Virginian Assembly, 125 to 62. Conn.—A gentleman in 'Wanted) writes to the Editor of the Baltimore American, that they feel quite secure against the threatened invasion from Mexico and Colombia, The loyal Spaniards who have been driven from the Maine, hove mostly taken refitge in Cuba; and they have besides six frigates in pert, and in Havannah and the immediate neighbourhood, about 6,000 European troops. 4t. la .supposed there are about 2,500 to 3,000 European troops more in the other parts of the Islands. There arc rase about 1,260 coloured troops, hut hts ! are' itot , ,kept in active service. There ate some, however, who think theresultolan invasion would be successful, calculating on the aid of the Creoles, Negroes, and vagabonds, who abound in the island. ELECTORS or PRESIDENT AND VrcE-PnEatnENT.—Mr. Storrs has taken the lend in opposing the proposition of Mr. M‘Duffie to aniend the Constitution; so RI to give the people the • choice Of President and Vice-Pres:dent. So—we presume the ground of opposition on this point has been decided upon by the Administration,,notee verronn _ _ Mr. Clay k notch improved in health. Mr, Caillar,l, of Oil Tniitit States Senate. was no ill at our last itilvices tom W,kll - his dissolution we.s hourly expected. II is physicians had no hope of hisrecovery. lie is gentleman or great worth, and mit eh rsteented.--(1)4:18. Pow.) (Frem the 2NraVolk Herald, Feb. 17.) Aral CAN Co I.ON v.--The ship Indian Chief, Capt. Coeli• ran i - chartered-A/ 1 4e American Colonization Society, sailed from this port on Wednesday last, the, Volt instant, for the Society's settlement at Cape Alm) seratio, on the coast of A Not. ,She takes out 154 free people of colour, with 3upplkm for the colony, the frames of five large buildings, which the Govern. tricot inland to provide for the accommodation of a number of captured Africans, with - Will he sent out hereafter in another vessel, the frames of two long boats for the trade of the rivers, and other things. She takes out also Dr. :Pcnco, it surgeon of the navy, a gentleman of' professional skill, who will act in the double character of an agent of the Government and a physician to the people. emigrants, we 'understand, are chiefly .from ,the coon- ties of Pertptimans, Pasquotank, and Chown. in our neigh,. I hour state of North Carolina. About fifty of them are' sent out, decently furnished fur the voyage, by the friends under whose care they have heretofore been living ; II are the freed, oleo of the ltcv. :lolut D. PaNton, of Prince Edward's county, in this state, given, over to the Society p, transphrt them, one the donation in like Manner of Or. Webb, of the Great Bridge, near this Place; anti ow., of the Rev. rave Jones, of New York. They go out for the mo , t part in families; and are of all ages, bui chiefly yoUng men and women, and boys and girls, with a few old persons and young infants. Among the net Are some good mechanics; but the greater part of them have been used• to'handle the plough 'and-hoe. (Prom the Philode of re 6. 24 ) On Monday afternoon it Meeting tuck place at the Counting. house otMessrs..l. ;out W. Lippincott and Co., when Thomas P. Copp, Esq., wit, called to the Chair, and Caleb Newbold, Esq., appointe d Sececnuey. Nearly all the gentlemen who held their notes, and the committee frulo the several banks inn:. rested, being' present, AI r. Joshua L ippincott, the senior of the firm, came torward a n d eNplained the temporary suspension. of payment, and asked nu extension for bis house. After making known to all presolt the accommodation in time which would be required, and laying'before• them the expoer of utilities, there was not it gentleman present who did not readily Conte into the measure. Quintc, FEtt. export from Canada for the last year -exceeded that of the preceding year by 13,102 tons,.and of 18:13 by 20,000 tons. The value of the exports for 1824, Allowing 01. as the value of each ton, amounts to 1110,0011/. The aggregate amount of shipping on the stocks at Mon treal and Quebec is ' 14,500 tons; the greater part of which is ,-xpected to be ready early next summer, The export of ashes from Quebec, was 05,502 barrels ; at 304. per cwt. iminunts to 2132,110111. Btu as the greater part of this article, says the Moritteol courant, wits brought front, thetinited States, it cannot be' supposed that an equal quantity , will be shipped next season, unless the duty on their admission be taken oft before the period arrircs for opening of the naviga, tion, which we hope will be effected by the address and resolu tion of the Merchant?... • NEw Olt t.P. AN3 `2ll.—A report reach e d h ere yester . day via St. .Ingo, d u o a S1)111,141 fleet of n nail, lied been awl on that Nam, steering for the Oulf of Mexico. The Doke of SazeAVeimar was in New Orleans, and had received die attentions of the (governor of Louisiana, 'nth . , other distinguished citizens. ' , ADEL pill A, FEB. 2 . 2•••-• We understand that Comma. dore Porter has determined to enter into the Mexican service:— At our last ativires ho W;is tuhing leave of his friends in Wash. ington, preparatory to his leaving that city tor MexicO, which he expects to do in a few days. NCIA PORE.. Our conmierce with Singapore having been interrtipteti by the capture of one of our vessels bound to that i-land ; and it lint biting generally known upon what tenure the British tio `vernment hold possession of it—we copy from a Singapore Paper tin analysis of the Treaty between the Native Powers claiming that Island and its &petulancies, /mil the English It est India Company, concluded In August, 1824, by which it aPPcaro , that n complete cession of the sovereignty and property of the island and till the territories with. in ten• tulles of At, ham been made to the East India Corn- Pli t lY , 0143 ' 011 3 1 4 crewing a new British possession in India, trout trading to which we are excluded by the Commereial Treaty existing between the British and American Govern ments. The tirst article of the convention simply establishes t ra el e t4 t m itlg i frllrtailiselst. y friendship, i i t tntl gond understanding between the eon the second, third, and fourth articles, Singapore anti its dependencies are ceded in full sovereignty mai ptOpOrty to the Last , lndia Company for the capita' sum of 60,040 Spunk!) 4lollars, anti the payment of an annual pen sioo during their natural lives of 24,800 Spanish dollars to the present incumbents. This cession includes the main island of, Singapore about t wont V-seven mil es l ong an d fifteen miles , in ifs greatest brea dth (the JO( nhout • Q. .in lt tti le t r b l e 'l r) l 9ly lil llg within iegeniliNti(i?-inli coat s coasts.--The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh articles provide for the ' accommodation and comfort of their Highnesses, and stißulate ifor thett4itienP to themstelves or their heirs of a sum of $5,000 Spanish dollars should they voluntarily resolve at any (ataxic period to quit the British Territories and settle permanently . within their own dominions, the East India Company, however, • receiving possession in return of such lands and tenements. us -their highnesses may be possessed at the period of their removal. The eighth article stintt aes thatldlegruista Princes so long as they shall continue to draw their stipends from - the lion. Company; shall enter into no alliance nor carry on any correspondence with a foreign power, without the know ledge of the lion. Company. The ninth article stipulates that in the event of their Highnesses removal from Singapore, and their being distressed through civil. commotion or foreign egression, they shall -always receive a safe, iptylion of their persons within the British dominions. The tenth article pro. vides that neither party shall be bound to interfere in the in. ternal concerns ()Nile other tiovernment, or in any political dis sensions or wars which may arise within their respective terri tories, nor to support each other by force of arms against any third party. The 11th article provides for the suppresion of piracy and robbery, and the 12th for a free and unshackled trade, the British demanding, however, no privilege or immunity be. yond what they desire to see conceded to all tither nations in the ports of Johore. The thirteenth art i c l e provides for the to. tal abolition of slavery under whatever name or modification within the settlement of Singapore and its dependencies. The fourteenth and lest article cancels all former treaties and con -1 vent ions. _ . The editor of the Sangapore paper remarks, that the popu. lotion of the settlement amounts to 14,000—and that the trade of the port is free and unfettered, there being neither export nor import duties, .no fees tbr clearances, passeS or registers, and no monopolies. The expenses of the establishment are 87,208, and the revenue 8 71 2 121 NVASIIINGTON, Fun. '2l. coymtras.—ln the Senate yesterday, the Judiciary BM was reported by the Committee without any material amend. • ment, and the Committee on Public Lands reported n Bill for the further relief Of purchasers of public lands. The Bill for the. relief of James Dixon and Co. was again taken up, and postponed to Thursday. About two hours were passed. with closed' doors, in the consideration of Executive business.—ln the Ilouse of Representatives yesterday, two resolutions, pro posing different amendments to the Constitution, were intrauced by Mr. Dorsey, of Maryland, and Mr. Buclt nan, of Pensylvania. The amendment of Mr. I)or. sey is to establish the district system, to make the electors vote vivo wee, end in case of no choice in the primary college, to elect new electors who shall choose out of the two highest can didates. The amendment of Mr. Buchanan is to restore the original constitution so for as relates to this subject, except the part which refers the election to the House of Representa tives ; providing, in care of no election, that the states shall choose a President and Vice-President from the two highest oa the Est.-4liter the preliminary business of the day had been gone through, Mr. Archer, of Virginia, addressed the House in Committee on the subject of the amendment of th e Con s tit u ti on , but had mad e b u t little progress in his aroment when the Committee rose. reported progress, and.obtnined leave to sit again.--( Vat. Jour.) SALEM, FEBRUARY 20. Prnme Drn•r._By the attention of the lion. IL W. Crowninslikld, our representative in Congress, we have received a copy of the important Report of the Committee of %Valls and Means, relative to the payment of the Public Debt of the United States. It is comprised in a pamphlet of pages. It appears by this Report, that the Public Debt is to be paid as follows—the portions to be first paid to be determined by lot at the Treasury ;-- . _ _ Six tier cent. Stock of 1813-.:Lonn of 16 millions. July 1, 18 . 26 - . Dollars 4,2311,000 Oct. 1, - - 2,790,000 - Jan. I, 11127 • - . - 2,11:1•2,000 April 1, .. . . 1,373,006 ._ _ ---- .11,235,000 Six per rent, stock or 11113—boan of 7{ millions. ' April 1, 1027 . . Dollars 1.,501,000 • July I, - - • • 2,910,000 Oct. I, - - - . 010,000 Oct. 1, 111'27 .1111). 1, 11P.:11 April I - Oct. 1 - Oct. 1, 111'24 Jan. I, ripe April 1 . July .1 - Six per cent. Stock t4' 1014. nollstrts 2.3441.01111 - 3,0011.00(i . 3,007,009 1,696,000 Six per cent. Stock of 1815. - Dollars 1,517,088 - • :1,190,1100 3,238.000 1.613,8(10 5,03,000 13,096,000 • 9,480,000 Tivr, per cent, subscription to Bank of United Statts. Ort 1,111'29 Dollars 5,5'2 , 1,000 .1,10). 1, 111411 • 1,47(3,000 _ l'Achongetl 41 per cents. of 11125. Jan. 1, El3t) - Donors 1,3;13,000 7,000,000 (,Crain )t'ilV" Price Current of Jim. 29.) COTTON, 7 The transactions since Friday - morning, 10th initant up to yesterday turning, have heen•limited to abOut 1,000 bales Louisiana mid Alksissipi, including near 300 bales Tennessee, at near our present (imitations.. The accounts recei Ved last "Sunday, by the ship Lavinia, direct from Havre, had, nu doubt, Raman tendency to depress prices, and prevent purchasers from going into the market, which, together with bad weather since Tlit many morning, has operated considerably in retarding the sale of article. The English ship Hero arrived here yesterday emoting from Liverpool, bringing accounts up to the 9 t h o f December, which, so far as lye minicar!), are very unfavourable, and far from encouraging purchases at our present prices. Louisiana and Mississippi—Ordinary to middling, 10 h 114 eons. ; middling to fair, 12 a .12),• ditto ;. fair to good titir, is all ditto.; good fair to good, I.q. a 14 ditto ; good tine, 10 a 17ditto ; small sales. Sales Of cotton were made in the streets at Petersburgh nn the 17th instant at 12 1.2. The same price was ofrered for .50 bales in afore, and refused. • SA V4N Al Alf, FEn; 7.—The quantity of cotton landed at our wharfs, enelusive of that brought by waggons and small bo a t s during the months of November and December, was - over 25,000 bides, And during the month of January 20,000 hales., making 45,000 bales. The quantity cleared during the last week was In value nearly 200,000 dollars. SAVANT NMI MARK ET H ‘ FED. 8, --COTTOMS.—Urplaniiii, 12 al3 ; very prime, 13 and 14 ; Sea Islands, 35 a 40. • CitAutacs.t . ox Mamma., FEn. 12.—Six or seven hundred bales of Sea Island Cottons were limited during the week, but we believe there have been no sales. Same s lin t ees have go ne off from 30 to 33 rerun. The business in llplands has not been heavy, and at a decline, in some instances, of half tti cent. in the potuul. We quote them at 12 a 13 CentS.—:..ra nc y l ots go J AN . 3L—The Cotton mark e t h as b een rather a little higher. heavy since 'l'hs►r«day last, and the prices have declined a little. Choice parcels may be quoted at 13, prime 121 to 12i, inferior clown to 11 cents. PRICES or STOCKS, rEB. 11. S. Sixes, !t1 . 1 . 3 - Offered. Asked. 114 a 101 i 102 n 14.12 i 104 a 101} 911 i , 11114 1814 Four and a 1udf,.10.23 Corl4l Sixes, old . United State* flunk 114 i 1131 a 113 i. (Fro the !Saxton Daily Ake, tiger, Pr& 18.) DA3iAtIE ON 1.111.1,0 or EXCIIANUE.—A bill has been re. ported in our Legislature for establishing the amount of do.: mates for the rion.payment of bills of exchange dra,,vn or indorsed in. the commonwealth. at five per cent. in ad dition t o th e to t e o f eKehaoge at the time of the return' ( 4. the bill, if made payable ant of the Unit e d s tates, ex. eept in Alma, beyond the Cape of Good Hope, Asia, , or it s islands ; and if payable in either .of the places above d e . scribed. twenty per cent. unless a specific contract to the same hilly mai d e . above damages to be in full satisfaction of interest; commissions, charges of protest and 'images. EXEMPLA It Y HONESTY itEWA 111)M. A few Mornings since as one of the watchmen in the Vauthall-bridge road, ,named Green, was going him rounds between the hours of one and two o'clock, he picked up a large pocket-book, which, on examination, he discovered was filled with bills and Ranklsl of --ngland Notes to a very' considerable amount, also 20 Sovereign s i n gold inside. 'r ho v la tc h tnan k ept possession of the p . roperty, a nd a f ter l eav i ng dutylic rtyaired to his b eat span,' expe c t at i on , t h at some enquiry might be made re specting it, in which be was not disappointed, air while pertint bul ding about the road, he ascertained' that a Gentleman was making the requisite enquiries. Green accordingly told him Ise had found a pocket-book with considerable property in it, and from the description which the l'kentleman gave, it proved to be the one he tom. The watchman, without hesitation, gave It up, when he was most liberally rewarded with the '2O sove reigns ; and its a further reward for his honesty, he deposited 1001. iti olio Banit,of Englund for him. A BILL For Of PROVING the ADMINISTRATION of CRIMI NAL JUSTICE in ENGLAND. (As Amended by the Committed.) ticss. 7, 0 co. Iv. This is one of Mr. Peel's Bills, am is with leSt uv i leigkd satisfac *ott thS4attint Olves ;enabledla N tagNe w' Oh Nate& 4,ty in the details of this . Bill,.althongh vid - ptOtest ourselves as groat enemies as ever to his general consolidation system. Little, however, of the mania of consolidation is to be found in this Bill, and even that little had been certainly a great deal better omitted. 'l'lll. first great principle about to be introduced by this bill into the Criminal Law of England, is thy privilege conferred on Justices of Peace of taking bail front persons accused of felonies. Although the limitations under which this privilege is con - ferret! area such (if properly exercised), as greatly to restrain the operation of the power, we are not disposed to view it altogether as a very sea sonable alteration of the law. Because we hold,l that where conduct leads to the smallest suspi cion of a 1111ill'S honesty and character, that man ought to take the consequences of that bad cha racter when accused of crimes, and be commit ted to prison for trial, unless admitted to bail by the express order of a Judge, as now is re quired. The power here given of splitting hairs, by attempting to distinguish shades of suspicion, and of determining between what shall and what shall not amount to evidence sufficient to justify the refusal or'acceptance of bail, must of necessity be extremely vague, and seems to us to furnish no additional security for the liberty of the subject on the one hand, whilst on the other it opens a door to the escape of great and influential °Wenders. We say this in due respect to the great body of Justices of Peace ; but at the saute time, knowing our own frailties, we cannot but apprehend, that in cases like these, where the examining Justice resides in the im mediate neighbourhood of the family of the of fender, he would . Sometimes find his judgment hoodwinked, and not in condition to weigh very accurately such nice distinctions as the new Bill purposes to establish, or to listen very attentively to facts which might perchance assist him in coming to a correct conclusion. In plifitter terms, we are afraid the power will introduce a system of fa vouritism, and would only be abused, to wink at the escape of offenders of the class to which we allude. The: next object of this Bill is to pre vent the power of quashing indictments, by reason of some formal defect in them. Such, for instance, as using the word 41 statutes" for " statute," omittiug the words with " force and arms," and a number of other tri vial errors of this kiud ; in language more intel• ligible to the profession ; it is nothing more or less titan the extension of the statutes of amend. meet end jeo fades to criminal proceedings, from the operation of which they were excepted by the Immunity of the English common law. In the praise, however, due to this anaendotent,we must put forth another claimant, albeit, it is in derogation of the linnoUrs heaped upon the head of Mr. Secretary Peel ; and notwithstanding-his ltight llonoUrahle ,Gentleman will he shorn of some of his laurels. The chief merit is due to the venerable Sir Matthew Bale, a name which will li ve fo r einir is the IPgal annals of the country, and shines no Ipss conspicuous for the virtues practised by the rosin, than the knitting 'and erudition of the. lawyer. This great Judge, years ago, roniplained of the nicety required in iniminal proceedings, observed, 46 that this strictness is grown to ice a blemish and inconve nience to the law, and the administration thureof; for that more offenders escaped by the over-easy ear Oren to exceptions in indictments, than by theirinnocetaCe." We question indeed whether the purposes of humanity were very materially served by this great strictness of the law, and therefore view this alteration as a real and SUbilantitil amendment, and ,offer our thanks to Mr. Peel for giving effect to the suggestion of Sir Matthew Hale. The next .purpose of this 13i1I , and that which most materially affects the vent body of the public, are the provisions for repaying to prose. cutors and witnessess the costs they have been put to by attending at the trial of public offen ders. This again is a manifest improvement, and the praise due} to which i-, the sole and undivided property of the Inane Secretary. Under this hill the prosecutor, and witnesses will been. titled to their costs, w nether the offenders a ga i ns t whom they uttend as evidence are tried or not, and in some cases whether the offence amounts to a felony or a misdemeanour. Provision is also made for the iumo.diate payment of the sum due by the County Treasurer, but subject to the roles and regulations of the Quarter Sessions, in order to guide the officer in fixing the amount that each person ought to receive. It will be readily conceived, that a more beneficial measure to the Public at Ittrge,could scarcely be brought forward ; but we are almost. afraid that it has been introduced without much previous inquiry into the amount that will thus be us.nually thrown on the county rates. These assessments in ninny counties already amount to a vw,t sum, and this charge must of necessity greatly increase them, anti give additional cause for complaint.-- 1 t is not, however, our intention to enter into this matter, and we will therefore turn from it to no. tice the last new feature of this hill. This Ira. tore is another benefit, upon the attainment , of which the Public may be congratulated, as it re• moves all the evils (and they were oppressive and numerous) which attended the indiscrimitette estreating of every recognizance, the party h oun d by which happened to make defa u lt i n th e fulfilment of the condition. This Rill requires the e proper rs Offic e rnowho have. t o a l a tlde. before t h e Court a li s t of the I Le.sult, and to state also the reason, if any is known, why th e y have not given their atten&IIICP, I.llld the Officer is afterwards to estreat those recognizances oily which the Court shall order, Th es e are the chief features of this new Law, and they seemed to us, Upon the whole, ao well calculated .to produce good, that in detailing them we have run to greateriength•than L at first intended. `There is, however, one , other point upon which we ore desirous of saying a few werdSthat i 9, the restitution of stolen property, ; lawful owners when fountlik, , This „is a su 'ect, we Should i mag ine, desetiring the atteott of the Home Secltgary ti OA by lithe over ht or t ►t - tensed 07 hen"( ranthig this new Bill. As the matter now stands, this property is retained by some of the officers of the Court, contrary, at c ive think, to law, and cer tainly opposed to justice. This is tt defect which slm'eld be remedied. The first and only statute provision on this point is the 2 . 1 henry 'V I I 1., c. 11, and this Act directs the ,restitution of the property to the lawful owner, subject only to the condition, that the offender has been prose cuted to conviction by him. By law, stolen pro perty belongs to the Crown, when recovered. — But there is a great controvercy es to the owner ship of these goods, in case of sale, after having been stolen, end before conviction of the offender, the decided cases beim; opposed to the rules as laid down by Lord Coke. Thi3, hew ever, is nothing to our point, which simply asks for a law, directing the Court to put the owner in possession of his goods, upon the trial of the offender, subject only to the same condition as that imposed by the statute of Henry VIII.— This, in our eyes, is an amen d ment that the haw requires. We are rot aware of any objection of it, and if a proyisiOn to this effect were tacked to the present pill, in the shape of a rider, it Would he adding most. materially to the adVantages already secured to the public by U. TRAVELLING IN FRANCE. A Gentlenuin recently rtattirneti from. thr South of France with his faMily, cotisisting of his wife and himself, one child of nine years, a man servant and maid, fur nishes the following hints, for the use of future travellers.— He travelled with much in a caliche rs brancard, to which were attached three horses, conducted lry one postilion, four horses being paid for • 31) sous per post were paid for each horse, and from 30 to 40 for the driver, the l itist being about live mile!.—The following are the principal places he stopped at, the amount of the bills, and the quality of the inns are attached : Tarbes, Hotel de France, good, I day, 20 fr. gen, Petit St. Jean Baron, very good, 2 days, 50 fr. Perigueux, Hotel tie France, good, 2 days, 50,47. Limoges, Hotel Perigord, bad, 2 days, 102 fr. (one dinner only). Orleans; Hotel de hoiret, good, 2 days, 70 fr. (two di nner s. ) Etampes Hotel de Grand Courier, very good, 1 day, .22 , Paris, Hotel de.Bristol, very rood, 4 days, 180 (The attendants were generally contented with 5 per cent.) DA NMI JUIIISPItobENCE. — A srhimsical case occupied the High Court of Justice at' Copenhagen, the King in person presiding, on the 2d instant. The Aldermen of the Corporation of Carpenters entered an action against a joiner, :who, with only the assistance of his awn journeymen and. apprentices, had made a wooden paling round the yard Of his house. For this he was arraigned ,by the Corporation of Carpenters in the Police Court of Copenhagen, tier enmesh ing on, the rights of the Corporation of Carpenters, and for practising a profession to 'which he was not entitled.-- The Police sentenced him to be confined for four days. and kept on bread and water. On this the joiner appealed to, the Supreme Court, by which the sentence was reversed, and the joiner lei free, much . to the displeasure ~of the worshipful body of carpenters. The Supreme Court of Copenhagen consists of 12 ordinorii, who meet daily, ss long" . their Session lasts. The King always presides on the first day of the Session, which Is the first Thursday in March, as wr it the case on the occasion of thitt trial. Brretittlis from Copenhag'eP , we see that its business i s i ncrea sing. Prow 1780 to 17119 the average of cases befor e i t w as 214 ; f rom 1815 to 1010 (although Norway WAS lost), 281; whil e , f r o m . 182'0 to 11 1 2 8, t h ey have amounted to within one of two thousand, averaging, of coursie 813 a year. specimen er knitting, of much ingenuity, and evidently the resnit of great patience, Ilan been produced at our office, Jan hi'Dooeld, of Newtownnnls, who is perhaps the most nerrec,!. knitter M 2 Ireland, has ntinufactured a very handsome froc k at, ,„,1/ cop cotton, without the aid of any description of madam ry, save the simple use of two wire needles; the cotton having teen doubled and twisted solely by his fingers. The coat fits re. markably well, is without a seam, 'and the neck, cuff's, but. tons, &c: are fashionably formed, entirely by the knitting pro cess. Indeed, the garment might be worn with fe r al by a dandy or the first water. rhe satne individual some time since produced, with his two incomparable needles, a bed quilt., two yards and a halt' long by two and a quarter wide. - It was without a seam., and the 'Royal asons Arms exquisitely worked in the cen tre. The quilt was presented by 11.Itontild to the Marchioness of Londondeery, who was pleased to bestow, besides a bandsonle present, her highest approbation or the imeniotwpowiss this aspirant after fame in a novel line.--(Northern Whip) • A Cuttious ctirious apeeieS• of fossil discovery was yesterday made in Englisb.street, by tli c workmen employed in laying the gas pipes for this town. M. the head of Queen.street, about two feet , below the surface, 11 " second pavement was suddenly tonna to resist the points of thO' mattocks, and on clearing away a larger portion of the PIO" stratum, it was perceived that a regular bed of this description ran half across English-street, and along it, towards the east port, a length of from twelve , to fifteen yards. At the throe level, and as it were, inserted in the pavement, several oaken. beams, of 'she depth of ab' e l a u r t th six un in d c e i r le Wh sg ic u h a t r ie e l ' y w w e e r r e e a co ls n o c i e ll al7d decreased towards Fleslimarket.street, and was at t e extreme point only one foot and, a half. This is accountedfor by the im provements which have f rom t i me to t i me b een ma de by reducing' the rise in the, street y which 4till existreto,a considerable de g ree, ' opposite the head o t Floshmarket,s!rt•ct. Tile cause to w hic h . we of thelippent day,are indebted for our two feet of elevat iont shoietlie grotind o n w hi c h our. a ncestors at some r emote have trod, cannot, i n t h e meant i me , b e satisfActorily ex plained• We most prob a bl y owe i t mereli i to an aoentYtttlation of rub bish ; for the' beams, from their ape,. appeared to lUtve hem the s upporters of some description of, flooring ;. and. perh4P. o '• the pavemen t i s t h e very ante over which Robert Bruce /Od e from Loch ina b en, on h is m is s ion, of vengeance to the Church of Greyfriars, and there, in the heart of Cumin, consecrated his (bigger to the vindication of his country's liberty. — ( Dun e' * fries Coisrier.) CURIOUS ANECDOTE OF LORD BAEON.--A r h" the Earl of Essex was in the height of his great. ness in Queen Elizabeth's time, there was a book written by Sir John Hayward, who, to give him his due, was a man of great knowledge, both in his owli" profession and other -learning. The book referred to the deposing of Richard 11., and the gaining of the Crown by Henry Duke Of IA" caster (Henry IV.) 'Phis book very unfortunatlY , as it shortly after felt out, Sir John dedicated to the Earl of Essex, and being questioned about the contents, either by the Queen herself, or some of the Privy Council, Master Bacon (soon after Lord Chancellor), as one, of Queen's Counti4 learned in the law, was commanded to consider of the said book and see if he could find any treason in it. lie did so, and returnvi for an swer, that he found no treason but much felony in it, for the writer had stolen whole leaves out of Tocilus.—( The Lay-males Lamer.) A DEARPATIENT.--.At a weOfillg of the An noel Vest r y o f Li ver p o ol, on Easter Tupsday, in a discussion on the Fever Hospital, it was stated by a Mr. Earle that he had Keani "of _.a ease where a patient in the fever ward bad drank a pipe of wine Upon which it was irnmedistolY observed, s.I Perhaps he had been a choAchwarderb"